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CVE-2021-1075

HIGH
7.3
CVSS Score
Published: April 21, 2021 at 10:30 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:30 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNVIDIA GPU Display Driver

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Severity
HIGH7.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver for Windows, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape where the program dereferences a pointer that contains a location for memory that is no longer valid, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, or escalation of privileges. Attacker does not have any control over the information and may conduct limited data modification.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver· NVIDIA
95%
418 ≤ v < 427.33450 ≤ v < 452.96460 ≤ v < 462.31465 ≤ v < 466.11
Affected range stops below 427.33, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 452.96, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 462.31, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 466.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5172

CVSS

7.3HIGHnvidia
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476

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